Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulders, left and right hips, left and right knees, and lumbar spine due to incomplete VA opinions.
The deciding factor: Incomplete VA opinions regarding the Veteran's periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA service necessitate a remand for further medical evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder strain with periarticular osteopenia, right shoulder strain with periarticular osteopenia, left hip strain, right hip strain, left knee strain, right knee strain, lumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091612
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